Stock Photo - October 13, 2015 - File - The decision, taken by Playboy founder and current editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner, 89, came during a meeting last month. The mag, which first published in 1953, will still feature pictures of women in 'provocative poses' but will abandon the publication of totally nude, pornographic images. Since the advent of the Internet, such photographs are no longer commercially viable. Pictured: HUGH HEFNER (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. He has become an icon of American sexuality and a spokesman for the sexual revolution and libertarianism. in 1953 by lending his furniture for 00 and raising ,000 from 45 investors including ,000 from his mother ('Not because she believed in the venture, but because she believed in her son')to launch Playboy. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)